Dhakai Muslin: ancient craft weaves new life, livelihoods in rural Bangladesh
The government is expected to hike import duty on motors, which in recent times have been used to run modified three-wheeler rickshaws, to discourage their use and contain the proliferation of the locally developed electric vehicle.
Three years ago, when 12-year-old Ayesha Begum got her first period, she thought she was dying.
A 16-year-old madrasa student in Jhenaidah was hospitalised last month after being beaten by an assistant teacher -- reportedly for eating two slices of leftover orange after iftar, with the madrasa superintendent’s permission.
A recent study has raised concerns about their current condition, revealing operational issues that could threaten future progress.
Monowara Mubasshira Chowdhury, a seventh-grader at Government Agragami Girls High School and College in Sylhet, suffered a head injury and was unconscious for 45 days before undergoing surgery.
The man struck Keeper in the head with a heavy slab, causing serious injuries that led to his death
Yasmin represents the millions of women excluded from the labour force, who say that family and household work is a significant setback to their employment.
For Ayesha Islam*, every day is like a battle.
Mang Pu Mro, 78, from Kranchipara of Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila, is among the last seven speakers, all of whom are elderly, of Rengmitcha language.
In 2022, some 17.4 percent of households were led by women, up from 16 percent the year before and 15 percent in 2020. It was 11.6 percent in 2013.
Just five years ago, if you told someone that they could commute to and from the Boi Mela in just an hour, they would have laughed at you and called you delusional.
The award recognises those who exceed expectations in safeguarding refugees, displaced individuals, and stateless people
Every day, Fatima Islam fights a silent war to protect her 12-year-old daughter, Nisha, who has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), from a society that is yet to fully embrace children with special needs.
Shanta Akhter, a 29-year-old garment worker, lives in a small room in the basement of a building in the capital’s Mirpur-7.
Young parents Parul and Mijan became concerned when their only child, 16-month-old Aytullah, was having trouble standing up or sitting down -- activities that kids his age would easily perform.
Anandi*, a 23-year-old homemaker from Ramu, faced gender-based violence as soon as her in-laws learned that she was pregnant with a girl child.
Jebunnessa*, a 15-year-old, has been admitted to the Severe Acute Malnutrition unit at Ramu Upazila Health Complex with her child, Afsan, a ten-month-old boy suffering from the same medical condition.
